The highest-performing public schools in math in Burke County, North Carolina
Across Burke County, North Carolina, 23 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state math standard. Salem Elementary leads the list at 73.6%, against a median of 55.2% across the ranked schools.
The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.
| # | School | City | % Proficient (Math) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem Elementary | Morganton, NC | 73.6% | — |
| 2 | Ray Childers Elementary | Hickory, NC | 73.3% | — |
| 3 | George Hildebrand Elementary | Connelly Springs, NC | 73.1% | — |
| 4 | Mull Elementary | Morganton, NC | 69.2% | — |
| 5 | Glen Alpine Elementary | Morganton, NC | 69.1% | — |
| 6 | Icard Elementary | Connelly Springs, NC | 68.0% | — |
| 7 | Draughn High School | Valdese, NC | 64.9% | — |
| 8 | Liberty Middle | Morganton, NC | 64.7% | — |
| 9 | Hildebran Elementary | Hildebran, NC | 64.4% | — |
| 10 | Heritage Middle | Valdese, NC | 64.3% | — |
| 11 | Valdese Elementary | Valdese, NC | 63.8% | — |
| 12 | W A Young Elementary | Morganton, NC | 55.2% | — |
| 13 | Drexel Elementary | Morganton, NC | 55.2% | — |
| 14 | Table Rock Middle | Morganton, NC | 53.6% | — |
| 15 | East Burke Middle | Connelly Springs, NC | 53.1% | — |
| 16 | Patton High School | Morganton, NC | 52.2% | — |
| 17 | Mountain View Elementary | Morganton, NC | 51.4% | — |
| 18 | Hillcrest Elementary | Morganton, NC | 51.3% | — |
| 19 | Walter R Johnson Middle | Morganton, NC | 48.1% | — |
| 20 | Forest Hill Elementary | Morganton, NC | 41.7% | — |
| 21 | East Burke High | Connelly Springs, NC | 41.5% | — |
| 22 | Oak Hill Elementary | Morganton, NC | 41.0% | — |
| 23 | Freedom High | Morganton, NC | 30.6% | — |
Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.
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